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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-06

STATESMAN: Mr.. Alex Danskin
returned home from Balackfoot on
Thursday night after an absence of
several months. =. The latest news
from Vale, Malheur county, Oregon,
in relation to the trial of John Strobe
was that in a panel of fifty FIVE jurors
hrd been secured. The court then
sent out the sheriff with an open
venire to summons more jurors.
The following are the names of the
officers of the Boise and Nampa Canal
company elected at the meeting held
in Cheyenne last week: President
James F. Curtis; vice-president--E.
A. Nettleton; secretary-James A,
McGee; treasurer-Goodwin M. Lane,
Boston; directors Sc. Dickenson,
Omaha: Robert Blickensdefer, Oma-
ha; J. S. Hickey, Pocatello; james
NJ. Stewart, Boise City; William Ii
Ridenbaugh, Boise City, and Henry f
Wild Boise City. Each of the officers
are Understanding ten in all.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-06

Col. MATT. GRAHAM, D. Osborn,
Pat Moriarity, Judge Parsons, and
Miss Banwell came down from Ora
ham Saturday. The four former
made us a pleasant call. Miss Ban
we'll is on her way to England, Mr.,
Pat Moriarity informs us that there
will be between seventy and one hun
dred men, four women and baby
stop at Graham this winter.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-06

L. P. HALL, one of the owners III
Deer Creek Gold Mining Company
of Deadwood, and Geo. Wise called
on US on Friday last. Mr.. Hall on
his way to American Falls, where he
will stop this winter, and return to
Deadwood in the spring to resume
work, digging bitches and putting in
large fumes for their placer diggings
Mr.. Wise will go east as far as New
York and will visit several states
He will stop most of the time at Air
vile, Pennsylvania, visiting relatives
and friends, and will return IN the
springs.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-06

GEORGE and James Brooks are
burning coal up in Spanish gulch, to
supply the blacksmishs Of the basin.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-06

Ar last accounts Jas. Munroe was
q little better.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-06

ISrER-IpAHo: A dispatch from
Glendive, Montana, under date of
Nov. 26:h, says: Early yesterday
morning three Sioux Indians confn-
ed in the county Jail for horse stealing,
attacked two white prisoners with their
table knives, pair of scissors and
some chairs. After having, as they
supposed, killed the white men, two
of the Indians hanged themselves IN
their cell with bunk straps, while the
third tried to butt his brains out
against the wall. He only stunned
himself, however, and is all right now
One of the white prisoners will die
and the other is in serious condl-
ton.
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w. ]. Evans.

Tom Daily, as he was familiarly
called, was born in Ireland, and aged
63 wears. He came to America in
1874 and to California in 1852 and
lived for a long time at Barnes Fer
ry in Toulumne county. Came from
California here in 1865, where he has
resided ever since. He was a genial
whole-souIed man, always having a
pleasant word for every one, and none
could say aught against his honesty.
He possessed a fair education and
was of over average intelligence.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-06

Mrs. A. THOMPSON.
Better known as Mrs. CARAVAN.
IDAHO CRY, Nov. %, 1887. If.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-06

Oh papers for sale at this Office.

GENTS clothing cleaned and mend
ed by
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-06

ANOTHER OLD TIMER GosE.-Last
Sunday morning Thomas Daily was
found dead in his house in Warm
Spring gulch, about two miles from
town. The following is the verdict
of the coroner's jury:
Territory of Idaho,
County of Boise.
Before T. S. Hart, probate Judge,
acting As Coroner.
In the matter of the inquisition up
on the body of Thomas Daley, de-
ceased.
We, the undersigned jurors, sum-
moned to appear before T. S. Hart,
probate judge Of said county of Boise
acting as coroner of said county, at
idaho City, on the 4th day of Decem-
Der, A. D. 1887, to inquire into the
cause Of the death of Thomas Daley,
found lying dead in his cabin, near
Mann's sawmill, in said county, hav-
ing been duly sworn according to
law. and having made such inquistion
after inspecting the body and hear
ing the testimony adduced, upon our
oaths, each and all do say, that we
find the deceased was named Thomas
Daley, was a native of Ireland, aged
about sc or 81 years, that he came to
his death on the fourth day OF Decem-
Der, in this county, from natural
causes tpneumonia), having been
found dead in his cabin near Manns
sawmill on the morning of December
4th, A. D., 1887.
All of which we duly certify by
this inquisition in writing, by us
signed this 9TH day of December,
A. d. 1887.
WIN. w. HoorEN,
GEO, r. BIDWELL.
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Dec. 6, sw I'd
Little Falls transcript., 1887-02-25
Some Unequal Marriages.

The world discourages,an rightly
so, the marriages of December with
May, and when such marriages took
place in former times they were usual
ly recorded in some such way as this:
"22d August (1e72). At Bath, Cap.
tain Hamilton, aged 30, to Mrs. Nun
son, a lady of rank and fortune, aged
s5." We may find even distance of
eighty years, between an old man and
his bride. In February, 1859, "Rob.
ert Judge, Esq of Cooksburgh, Ireland,
aged 95, to Miss Annie Nugent, aged
Is. He served in King Williams wars
and received ball in his nose." Par
ticulars OF height, as we'll as of age.
fortune and length of courtship, were
often given: "December (l755). At
York, Mr.. Thomas, a grenadier OF the
Yorkshire militia, six feet, two inches
high, to Miss Hannah Thennick, of
Gearlam, three feet two inches high,
with q fortune of {, 900 pounds" and
on April 5th, 1855, at Ripley church,
Mr.. Robert Long was married to Miss
Reynard; between them there was dis
parity both of age and size, "the bride
groom being 81 years OF age, and more
than six feet high; the bride 20 years
old and little more than three feet
high" The record Of a marriage in
1910 of acouple aged respectively so
and IS concludes thus: "And what
is still more remarkable, there has
been q courtship carried on betwixt
them for more than sixty pears. : - -
Brooklyn Magazine.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-02-25
Ruined BY The Press,

w "oiAAnseoL CoIf' NeW 1oTh Heraid.
When Senator Tom Bowen Of Col.
orado leaned back in his seat and
laughed uproariously half q dozen OF
his staid and dignifed associates
crowded about him to learn the cause
Of his merriment.
"Here is a letter. said he, unfold
ing the dainty little missive he held
in his hand, ''from a lady in Oswego,
N. Y. She writes that she heard of
my great success as q poker player;
that sometimes win as much as S.
900 at a sitting, and while all this is
very reprehensible, still, if I will contri
butte ST. 900 ofit to a benevolent socity
OF which she is president, the Lord will
properly condOne my sinful ways and
enable me to enjoy the RESI- of my
winnings in peace and happiness.
"As matter offact," continued tho
senator, refectively, this letter is on
ly fair sample OF others receive dali
ly. The newspaper correspondents
have written 80 much about my luck
at poker that q certain class ofpeople
throughout the country honestly be-
]ieve | ought to share q certain per-
centage OF it with them. l think the
best thing can do will be to kill off a;
few newspaper men to begin with"
"But you do play poker, don't your"
inquired Senator Hoar Of Massachu.
setts, seriously.
"No l DON'T" was the sharp reply.
II haven't touched a card in twenty
years."
Senator Bowen's experience is iden-
tical with that of every public man
whose good luck or wealth or generos-
ity is commented upon by the news
papers.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-02-25
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THE NAUGHTY LITTLE GIRL.

She is cunning she is tricky, ..
am greatly grieved to tell.
And her hands are always sticky
With chocolate caramel;
Her dolly's battered features
Tell Of many frantic hurl. .
She's the terror OF her teachers,
That naughty little girl.
She dotes upon bananas,
And she ameurs them on my knees,
And she peppers my Havanas,
And she laughs to hear me sneeze;
And she steps into my study,
And she turns my book awhirl,
And her boots are always muddy
That naughty little girl.
When she looks rs she were dreaming
" the angels in the air,
know she's only scheminy
How to slyly pull my hair;
et-Why can't discover
Spite OF every tangled curl,
She's a darling, and love her
That naughty little girl.
SAMUEL MINrURN PECK
Little Falls transcript., 1887-02-25

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them at the same time carfully exam
ined it with their antenn@, and then
with one accord either took it away
or left it where it was lying-never
once seeming to differ in their decision
1T would seem that even after death
they distinguished friend from foe.
The wounded defenders of their home,
tried to crawl up to the nest. The
loss of legs and antenn@ made this;
difficult, and while some succeeded:
many failed. When the latter found,
the task vain one, they, crept Slows
ly out into the grass and died. For
two days after the battle g. strong
guard of soldiers was kept at the bot.
tom of the post. Finally these were
withdrawn, and the ant colony settled
down to it's usual quiet routine.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-02-25
New Tricks of the ePrestidigitator

NJ. Bautler de Kolta, inventor O!
the new commonplace feat of "Tht
Disappearing Lady" is doing surpris
ing things in London. On a. stage
draped in black, with the simplest &C
cessories, the master magician presents
himself in the conventional evening
dress, with ample coat and tullness Of
shirtsleeves. These are mere conces-
sions OF the ordinary encourage OF the
professor, of legerdemain. In produc
ing on plate of glass supported be-
tween two chairs, a spirit hand, which
taps the points on dice before the
maestro himself knows the number
the magician relies possibly on some
OF those subtle arrangements which
belong to the reign of Psyche. The
production of a bushel of roses from
apaper simply coiled to hold pound
OF sugar is effected by monsieur with
his shirt sleeves doubled up, depart
ure from regular usage which. with
native politeness, is not carried out
by q Frenchman without a special re
quest for permission. A bird in q
cage flutters in a lively way, and "high
presto" bird and cage are gone into
thin air. The ample coat IS dotted
and passed round. Spectators rum.
mage the pockets. Thecoat is return
ed, and before it is again put on, the
bird and cage are with electrical sharp
ness reproduced. Weird music from
the automatic orchestra gives the sig
nal for the instant taneous appearance
Of spectre in the centre of the stage
Disenshrouded, the ghostly presence
becomes q beautiful woman clad In
Grecian costume. A newspaper is
placed on the carpeted stage, 8 chair
placed on the newspaper; the lady
seats herself on the chair. She is Gov.
cred with 9 magic mantle, and ID an
instant mantle and lady have van.
ished leaving the chair and paper a,
tact.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-02-25

i
affair Of spiritual gravitation; and
from this aspect it will be conced-
ed that it is not a matter to which
one can lay positive claims to being
"entitled" For it implies mutual ap.
precautions. A person may be too
high and too fine to be- "a social sue.
cess" in circles whose standards oI
recognition are on q lower plane. 1t
is easy to imagine the slight esteem
In which man or woman OF genius
and worth might be held in social cir,
cles whose ideals were of another or.
der. 1t would not be the fault oI
either, but the inevitable discrepancy
OF different standards, and for him to
talk of being "entitled"to more would
be alike absurd and undignified.--
Boston traveller
Little Falls transcript., 1887-02-25
Married by Instantaneous Pro.
cess.

! cess
Chicago Herald:
/ One OF our justices OF the
peace was called yesterday aft,
ernoon to 60 to a German house in
the city and marry . couple. Put:
ing on clean collar and placing
marriage certificate in his pocket, he
started for the festive scene. Arriving.
at the house under the direction OF a.
bow-legged boy, who pointed out the
place, he knocked and went in. In
the middle OF the floor stood a stout
German girl sorry and plump, her blue
eyes rolling out tears as large as but
ter pats.
"What's the. matter?" said the
sympathetic justice.
MATTER" said the girl; "dat Gott-.
lieb wend of and wouldn't marry me,
aint't it?'' I
The justice said he supposed it was,
and intimated that he had come to
! marry some one, and requested the
old lady to bring on the lambs to the
sacrifice. Old lady said ''dare vas no
lambs; "Gottlieb's S run off and would
not marry my K Katarina."
"Well,' said the JUSTICE "Gottlieb
isn't the only man there is; send ior
some other man to marry her.
At this Katarina's face frightened
up, and she ejaculated:
"Iah, dot is goot; send for Hans"
Hans was sent for, but he couldn't
come. When the messenger returned,
katarina, determined not to give it up
SO said
"Send nit Shoseph"
shoseph was sent for, but he couldn't
be found.
Katarina's heart fell at this news
and the justice WAS gro wing inpatient.
just then Katarina looked out of the
window: and saw short and thick
young German going by, when she
rushed to the door and hallooed
"Fritz! Fritz!'
Fritz shortly made his appearance
at the door, when katarina's mother
said:
"Fritz, you lofe my Katarina2"
Fritz "allowed" he was built that
way.
''rhen stand up here" thundered
the Justice, and before Fritz could re.
alize his position, he was man and
wife, and Katarina' s arms were around
his neck. and her lips pressed to his,
She crying between the ca!isthenics,
"Mine husband; mine Fritz'
Our dnty as q correct historian COM
p els US to say that Fritz hugsed back
as we'll as he knew how, The Justice,
with head erect, stepped smiling iy out,
leaving the lovers to themselves, and
walked away meditatively, a holy
calm stealing all over his n1ussivepro-
portions, the consciousness Of having
done his duty cleaning in his eyes,
and honor, honesty and rectitude in
his footstep.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-02-25
True Social Success.

The triumph popularity called "a
social success" is very apt to have it's
vulgar, because ostentatious, side.
True social success is not q thing of
mushroom growth. It is not register
ed by the number of invitations one
receives in week. It is not measur-
ed by the frequency with which one is
seen at grand houses. True social
success Is the gradual growth in pub
lie esteem which springs from the grad
ual recognition OF character, and the
good faith and esteem il may gradu-
5ally inspire. True social success is an
Little Falls transcript., 1887-02-25

the north channel. While the firemen
were getting up steam, Dunham ran
over to his friends house--it was
only q few steps-and bade Joey
good-by, and told him to be q good
boy and mind his mother, and gave
him sundry other items of good ad-
vice which l fear the young scape-
grace did not attend to closely, being
engaged in the very amusing game OF
see-saw with the little girl Of the
house.
BY three o'clock the ship was fairly
under way again. By FIVE, she was
safely over the bar, and had put her
pilot aboard q steamer which was
waiting on the the outside to enter.
The captain, having been up all the
previous night, went to his cabin and
turned in for the night. The passen-
gers were all either sea sick or chilled
by the cold wind, and had gone to
their rooms and into the cabin. The
wheelman, by orders from. Durham,
made out Cape Disappointment and
Tillamook Head, and took his ranges
from them and put ths ship on her
course. He had only time to do this
when q fog rolled up, so dense that
even the light on Cape Disappoint-
nlent could scarcely beseen. Durham
assured himself that the ship was on
the right course by going into tho
Wheelhouse and looking for himself.
Having done this, and knowing
the coast perfectly, he felt
pretty safe. He was / = little
confused and nervous, however, and
so he went down to the cabin and
overhauled his charts, and read the
sailing directions just as though he
had never made the trip before. he
seemed to be all right. Bring your
vessel in range with Cape Disappoint-
ment and Tillamook Head, and then
put her shout south BY east Hs
Sharp County record., 1887-06-02
SUNDAY READING.

Much Of the beauty of obedience lies
in its being rendered at once and without
question. Gods will is done in heaven
Immediately, because love is perfect there
The child is disobedient who is slow IN
Obeying,
An unstnlied Bible means grieved,
silencei Goly Spirit, my fellow Christian
for the Holy Spirit unites and Influences
your spirit in the written Word, Just as
in conversation your spirit and mine meet
ard influence each other through the
words which we may use. L is as We
look into the mirror of che written Word
that the Holy Spirit reveals to us and glo'
rifles Jesus.-Rev. John Riddell.
An old-fashioned recipe for little home
comfort-Take of thought for self, one
part, two parts of thought for family;
equal parts of common sense and broad
intelligence; large modicum of the tt-
ness of things; heaping measure of liV-
ing above what your neighbors think OF
you; twice the quantity of keeping with
in your income; sprinkling of what
tends to refinement and aesthetic beauty;
stirred thick with the Christian principle
of the true brand, and set it to rise.
Which word describes the manner of
your life? Are you getting, or are you
giving? Is it your feeling that the first
and supreme thing to be done is to get the
most for yourself, and that you have
given him the margin of your time, your
strength, and your income. Or do you
feel that everything you possess or have
acquired you hold in trust for God; that
you are trying to get the most in order to
give the most; that your time, your mon-
ey, your influence, your education, are 80
many channels through which you are to
pour the wealth of your own nature upon
the world?
A singular question was put to Sam
JONES' the evangelist, by one of his
wealthy church members in Georgia,
whose cotton crop yielded him some $2O,.
900 last year. Where is heaveD?" said
the rich planter.
"I'll tell you where heaven is" said Mr..
Jones, "If you 90 down to the village
and buy fifty dollars worth of groceries,
put them in a wagon and take them to the
poor widow on the hillside, who has three
of her children sick. She is poor and is
member Of the church. Take with you
a nurse aud some one to cook their meals.
When you get there read Psalm %, and
kneel by her side and pray. Then you
will find out where heaven is"
Next day, as the evangelist was walk
ing through the village, be met the same
wealthy planter, his face beaming with
joy. He spoke after this manner: "Mr.
Jones, I've found out where heaven is.
| went and Gid as you directed me. We
took up the wagon load of groceries. and
the widow was completely overcome with
Joy; could not express her thankfulness to
God, and when 1 prayed the angels came
down, aud | thou ght 1 was nearer heaven
than / had ever been before in my life.
l left the nurse and the cook in her hum.
bic dwelling. and promised her she should
never suffer as long as could help her.
Sharp County record., 1887-06-02
AN HONEST SALOON.KEEPER

To the Citizens Of: / zee in your
county paper that you are discussing the
propriety of starting saloon in your vii
lage, and as l am in the saloon business
and desirous of good location, l will
make you proposition, hoping you may
study it carefully and work to your own
interest as well as mine.
If you will grant me the privilege of
opening saloon in your town | will pay
you $500, which will be great benefit to
the town in the way of building walks,
etc. A saloon will draw trade to your
town-all the dead-beats and disreputa-
BILE characters for miles around; and then
will commence the business of making
drunkard, paupers and beggars for the
sober, industrious and respectable class OF
people to support, l shall deel in spirits
such as will incite human beings to deeds
of riot, robbery and desolation, and in SO
doing will lessen the comforts, enlarge
the expenses, and endanger the welfare Of
all my customers and those who are de-
pendent upon them. will agree to pre-
pare victims for the asglums, poor. farms,
prisons and gallows. furnish an article
which will deprive many of life, some OF
reason, more of property, and all of peace;
and will cause fathers to become iends,
wives widows, children orphans and men
dicants. l will cause many of the rising
generation to grow up in illiteracy and
prove burden and nuisance to the ma
ton.
will cause cruelty and deceit to take
the place of love and comfort. will
sometimes defle even the minister Of re-
ligion, and hinder the progress of the
gospel, and corrupt the purity of the
churches and cause temporal, spiritual
and eternal death; and should any one be
80 insolent as to ask why | have the bold
ness to bring such sorrow and distress
upon the people my honest reply is, mon
ey. The saloon business is lucrative and
many protesting Christians give it their
cheerful aid and countensnoe.
will purchase the right to overthrow
the characters, injure the health, shorten
the lives and ruin the souls of those who
pa.ronze my establishment. l pledge
myself to do all herein promised. Hoping
you may all turn out on next election day
and vote the whiskey ticket straight, | am
with kind regards,
AN HONEST RUMsELLER.
Box 2l30, Vincennes, Ind.
Sharp County record., 1887-06-02
FULL OF THE BIBLE.

A boy went to Sunday school regularly,
and had many Bible verses in his mind
He was a temperance boy. When wick
ed man in pleasant manner, invited him
to drink with him, he said:
II thank you sir, but | meyer drink
liquor
1T will not hurt you"
swine is q mocker, strong drink is rag
ing; whosoever is deceived thereby is not
wise"
"You need not be deceived by it, |
would not have you drink too much. A
little would do you no harm, and will
m axe you feel PHEASANT"
AT the last it biteth like serpent and
stingeth like an adder. think it wiser
not to play with adders."
my fine fellow, l like you. You are
no child; you are fit to be the companion
of a gentleman 1t will give me great
pleasure if you " i'll drink with me-
of sinners eItice thee consent thou
not"
This was a stunning blow to the tenn p
ter. He gave up his wicked attempt and
went back to his companion.
"How did you sueceedT
"That fellow is so full of the Bible, you
can't do anything with him."
Every boys and girls mind should be
so full of the Bible that wicked tempters
cannot DO anything with them. Thy
word have l hid in my heart, that |
might not sin against thee. christian
Standard.
Sharp County record., 1887-06-02
THE INDIAN AS A CITIZEN

A long step toward dissolving tribal
relations has been taken by the allotment
law, passed by the forty-ninth congress
and now being put in operation by Secre'
tary Lamar. With the exception of FIVE
tribes the Indians now on the reservation
will be made farmers and citizens of the
United States Each Indian will have q
farm of his own, which he cannot sell,
hut which he will be obliged to cultivate
in order to earn living. Instead of de.
pending upon the bounty of the govern
ment he will hereafter raise his own meat
and buy his own blankets. To this he must
come at last. The old system is una
mericau, an injustice and an absurdity of
which craftsmanship should have rid the
county long ago.-L. R. Gazette.